Separate time evidence from billing-preparation eligibility
Synthetic design studio logs six hours: three approved client-task hours, two internal administration hours and one client-task hour awaiting review. Its local preparation rule includes approved client hours only. It therefore offers three hours to invoice preparation, with no rate, invoice or payment supplied.
| Constraint | Required record | Example decision rule |
|---|---|---|
| Activity record | Person, task, duration | Keep all 6 actual hours |
| Classification | Client or internal task | Administration excluded from preparation |
| Approval | Client time review result | Pending hour is not yet eligible |
Test recorded versus eligible hours
| Case | Input | Expected decision |
|---|---|---|
| Approved client work | 3 hours | 3 eligible |
| Internal plus pending | 2 + 1 hours | 0 eligible now |
- Read actual time entries
- Classify task type
- Check client-time approval
- Export eligible hours separately
A missing review result stays pending; do not infer approval from the person’s seniority.
The pending one-hour client entry is approved. What changes?
Show the worked answer
Eligible hours become four; actual logged hours remain six. No invoice or payment is established.
Ask the demonstration to reconcile actual and eligible time without erasing excluded or pending entries.